Fare-recorder.



PATENTED AUG. 18, 1908.

J. J. JOINES. FARE RECORDER. APPLICATION FILED DEQ. 2,1907.

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PATENTED AUG; 18, 1908. J. J. JOINES.

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Specification. of Letters Patent.

' PatentedAug. 18, 1908.

Application filed December 2, 1907. Serial No. 404,648.

T all whom it may" concern:

Be it'known thatI, JAMES J. JoINEs, a citizen of United States, residing at Atlanta,

in the county of Fulton and State of Geor ia, have invented certain new and useful Inprovements'in Fare-Recorders, of which the following is a specification.

' of the My invention relates to improvements in fare registers, and has for its object, the provision of a combined register'and recorder which may be readily ap lied to'barber chairs, cabs or other Vehic es, or to any other like placev which the customer or passenger is caused to occupy while being served, and which will keep a continuous record, indicating the exact time of occupancy of each separate passenger or customer and the period or length of thefloc cupancy, so that by this means, the owner of the cab or other vehicle will be informed vision of a fare recorder of simple and durable' construction which will not readily become disarranged or get out of order,

which will be absolutely accurate and reliable in operation, and which will be practical and efficient in every particular.

With'the above and other objects in View,

my invention consists of a recorder and in dicatin mechanism operated by the occupant' o the vehicle or other such device to engage the recorder to produce a continuous,

record of the occupancy. d My invention further consists of a fare egister and recorder embodying certain other novel features of construction, combinat on and arrangement of parts substantially as disclosed herein and as' illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

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Figure 1, is a longitudinal sectional view of a vehicle seat showing the preferred form of my fare recorder apphed thereto.

' is a face. view of the recording dial. Fig. 3,

is a detached enlarged -view .of "one'of' theindicating and recording members. Fig. 4,- is a longitudinal sectional view of a seat showing a slightly modified form of the in vcntion applied thereto. Fig. 5, is a detail Fig. 2,

form of the invention shown in Fig. 4-.

' Inthe drawings: The invention is shown as applied to the seat of a vehicle but of course it will be understood that-I do not limit it to such usage, as it may be employed for recording purposes, wherever,

practicable. The numeral 1, designates the seat roper, which in this case is a double one thefeon. Springs .3, arranged at the ends of the cushions serve to support the cushions yieldingly, and the. blocks or supports '4,

take the weight off the springs and support the cushions when there is any weight thereon. .A division or partition 5, is placed between the adjoining cushions so that one view of the lever operating means for the aving-apalr of cushlons 2, mounted person will not occupy more than one seat or cushion. Guide bolts 6, are engaged in the stationary seat and pass up loosely through the cushions, the heads of the bolts serving to secure the cushions in place and prevent removal of thesame.

Depending from the seat or otherwise suitably supported, is the vertical wall or su port 7, on which is mounted the clock mec anism 8, the clock mechanism being in the form of a recorder having a revolving dial or face on which is mounted a circular. chart 9, which serves as a record sheet. This chart has a number of annular recording spaces or rings 10 according to the number of cushions or seats whose occupancy is to be determined. In the drawings as shown in Fi 2, there being two seats, two such annu ar recording spaces areprovlded on the chart, an inner and an outer one and the charts are divided into hour and minute intervals as shown.

The charts preferably show a period. of

- twenty-four hours duration, although charts of greater or less recording capacity may be i used accort'iingto different requirements.

Hangers 1 1, are mounted on the lower face of the seat on each side of the vertical wall or support, and journaled in one of these han ers, (theone to the left in Fig. 1) is the bel crank or angular'lever 12, the lever being journaled centrally or atthe vertex of the angular sides thereof. The horizontal portion of the angular-lever terminates at the outer end in an angular upright portion 13, 'whichpasses u through a guide opening 14, in the seat an the guide ring 15. This upp'er terminal of the bell crank is preferab y headed as. shown and is adapted to be contact-ed anddepressed by the seat when there the ribbon, and as many the chart thereby prod is anyweight placed thereon. end

other recording device which is adapted when the lever is depressed, to engage the chart on the face of the-dial. The thumb nut adjusting screw 17, serves to regulate the tension of the spring and cause proper engagement of the pencil with the recorder. In the hanger on the opposite side of the vertical support, is pivoted an angular lever 18, having an upright extension as before described which passes up through the seat and is adapted to be contacted by the seat. An additional hanger 19, is provided on a line with the first described one, and in this additional hanger is pivoted a second bell crank 20, carrying at its lower end a spring supported pencil or indicator as before described'for engagement with the recorder. .The lateral or horizontal portion of this second bell crankis engaged at its outer end by the end of the horizontal portion of the angular lever 18. it will be seen that the recording mechanism carrying the chart is 'in continuous operation and that when one or more of the seats are occupied, the angular levers are depressed thereby and the pencils are caused to engage ucing a continuous record of the period of occupancy.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 4, the recorder is in the form of a watch mans clock'carrying a paper reel 21, which carries a web or ribbon of paper.

A tracing Wheel 22, is supported in a spring 23, tracing wheels are employed as there are seats to.be reported. Hangers 24., are mounted beneath the seats as before, and levers 25, are fulcrumed in the hangers which carry at their outer ends the push buttons 26, adapted to be depressed by the cushions or seats. A link 27, from the inner end of eachof the lovers 25, and to the lower end of each link is pivotally connected a dog 28, which in turn is pivoted to the recording mechanism and 1s adapted the parts to normal position when the seats are not occupied; In the case just described, the occupant of the seat causes-thepush button to be depressed, thereby rocking the horiwhich m-turn depresses the tracing wheel to produce a record on the tape. A tracing wheel-and connections similar to those described areprovided for on each cushion or seat as will beunderstood.

From the foregoin description taken in connection with the rawings, the operation an advantages of my improved fare recorder will be readily understood and appreciated and it will be apparent that I have produced a practical and efficient device which fully accomplishes all the results herein set forth as the objects. of my invention.

I claim:

A seat recorder for passenger vehicles comprising in combination a bench, a transverse division wall dividing said bench into two parts, seat cushions arranged on each side of said division wall, bowed s rings interposed between the bench and tne seats to yield- ,ingly sup ort the seats, transverse cleats sccured to t e bench to support the seats when occu ied, securing bolts passed through the benc with their heads fastened in the seats to limit the upward movement of the seats, journal brackets secured to the under face of the bench, levers j ournaled in said brackets and having upright plunger portions extending up throu h openings in the bench to be engaged by t e seats, one of said levers hav- 1 ing a depending angular arm, a crank lever having a depending angular arm and journaled in one of the brackets having its horizontal portion engaged by the horizontal portion of the other lever, springs carried by the depending angular arms, recording points carried by said springs, screws for adjusting the tension of the springs, and clock mechanism carrying a record on its face to be engaged by the recording points.

in testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES J. JOINES. 

